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S. O. GRIDLEY.

GATE.

Patented Sept. 22, 1885.

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GATE.

No. 326,732. Patented Sept. 22, 1885.

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SAMUEL C. GRIDLEY, OF NORDHOFF, CALIFORNIA.

GATE.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 326,732, dated September 22, 1885.

Application tiled March 27. 1885.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known. that I, SAMUEL O. GRIDLEY, residing at Nordhoff, in the county of Ventura and State of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gates, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specitiation, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a plan view of one of my improved gates. Fig. 2, Sheet 2, is a side elevation of the same, one of the side posts being omitted, as indicated by the line 00 01;, Fig. 1, and part being broken away. Fig. 3, Sheet 2, is a sectional end elevation of the same, taken through the line y y, Fig. 2.

The object of this invention is to provide gates constructed in such a manner that they can be conveniently opened and closed, and will be strong and durable in use.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

A represents a gate, which moves back and forth between two posts, B, set at one side of the roadway. To the upper ends of the posts B, or to a short crossbar, (3, attached to the said upper ends, is attached the end of a horizontal cross-bar, D, which extends across the roadway, and is attached at its other end to the upper end of the third post E, or to an arm or bracket attached to the said upper end. The posts B B E are of such a height that loads of hay or other high loads can readily pass beneath the cross-bar D.

To the gate A, at or near its forward end, is attached an upright bar, F, which extends to or nearly to the crossbar D. To the upper end of the upright bar F is attached a bracket or hanger, G, which extends up at one side of the crossbar D, and to its upper part is journaled a wheel, H, to roll along a rail, I, attached to the upper side of the crossbar D, and thus support the forward end of the gate A. The rear end of the gate A is supported by two wheels, J, pivoted to the ends of a crossbar, K, secured at its middle part to the upper part of the rear end of the gate A. The wheels J roll along rails L, at-

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tached to the upper sides of two horizontal bars, M, placed at the opposite sides of the gate A, and attached at their forward ends to the outer sides of the two posts B B, and at their rear ends to the opposite edges of awide post, N, to separate posts or to other suitable supports.

To the forward part of the gate A is pivoted the rear end of a latch, O. the forward end ofwhich projects, is beveled upon its lower side, and has a shoulder on its lower side at or near the rear end of the bevel, so that when the said gate is pushed shut, the said latch will engage automatically with a catch, P, attached to the post E, and thus fasten the gate shut. \Vith this construction the gate will be supported clear of the ground, and can be easily opened and closed.

To the outer sides of the posts B B, a little above the top of the gate A, are attached two rearwardly-projecting arms, Q, in bearings, attached to the rear ends of which revolve the journals of a shaft, 1%. To the middle part of the shaft It is attached a drum, S, to which are attached the ends of two wire cords, T. The wire cords T are wound in opposite directions around the drum S, and the other end of one of the said cords is attached to the upper rear corner of the gate A. The other end of the other wire cord T passes down over the upper forward corner of the gate A, and is attached to the latch O. \Vith this construction, when the drum S is turned in the direction to wind up the rear cord T, the forward cord T will be unwound, and the gate A will be moved forward or closed. X Vhen the drum S is turned in the direction to wind up the forward cord T and unwind the rear cord T, the first effect will be to raise the latch O, and the gate will then be moved back or opened.

To the shaft R, at one side of the drum S, are attached the ends of two wire cords, U, which are wound in opposite directions around the said shaft, and to the said shaft at the other side of the said drum are at tached the ends of two wire cords, V, which are also wound in opposite directions around the said shaft. The wire cords U V are passed in opposite directions over pulleys W X, pivoted to blocks attached to or suspended from the rearwardly-projecting end of the bar D,

as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The cords U V are extended in opposite directions along the side of the roadway, and are passed, respectively over pulleys Y Z, pivoted to blocks attached to or suspended from horizontal arms a, attached to the upper ends of the posts b and projecting toward the roadway. The posts b are set in the ground at the side of the roadway and at such a distance from the gateway that the horses or wagon will not interfere with the movement of the gate, even if the gate be operated without stopping the team. To the free ends of the wire cords U V are attached weights 0 d, of suificient gravity to keep the said cords taut. With this construction the end of one of each of the pairs of cords U V will hang lower when the gate is closed, and the ends of the other cords will hang lower when the gate is open.

In either opening or closing the gate the operator always takes hold of the higher end of the cord and draws upon it until the gate has been moved to the desired position.

I am aware that it is old to provide a gate with an upright bar carrying a wheel at its forward end and at its rear end with two wheels, the said wheels running on tracks, and the gate being adapted to be opened and closed by cords extending from the s ide of the roadway to a drum secured to the gate-post.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In agate, the gate-posts B B E, the posts I) 1), arranged at the side of the roadway, the

short post N, in rear of the posts B, the horizontal bars D M, extendingbetween the posts B E and B N, respectively, and having tracks I L, the gate A, provided with the upright post F, attached to the forward end of the same and carrying the roller G in its upper end, the-shaft K, journaled in the rear part of the gate and carrying the rollers J, the drum R S,journaled in supports projecting from the posts B, the cord T, passed around the central portion of the said drum and having its ends attached to the gate-latch and to the rear portion of the gate, and the cords U V, secured to the end portions of the drum and passed over pulleys W X in the bar D and the pulleysY Z in the postsb, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the gate A, pro- ;vided with the roller H at its forward end and the rollers J at its rear end, the gateposts B E, the side posts, I), the short post N, and the tracks I L, connecting the posts E N with the posts B, of the drum R S, journaled Z in supports attached tothe posts B, the pul- =leys W X on a support projecting from the Eposts B, the pulleys Y Z on the: posts b, and j the cords U U V V, secured to the said drum 5 and passing over the said pulleys, two cords being attached to the drum on* each side of vthe gate, substantially as herein shown described. I

SAMUEL O. GRIDLEYt \Vitnesses:

L. O. MoKnEBY, O. B. MOKEEBY. 

